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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Wild Rovers (1971)

Here's an unjustly forgotten western, starring William Holden, Ryan O'Neal, and Karl Malden and coming from the mind of writer/director Blake Edwards. Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide gives the film 3 1/2 stars and praises Holden's performance and "incredibly lyrical scenes."

Director: Blake Edwards
Language: English
Length: 127 minutes
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067989/

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Un Carnet de Bal (1937) (No subtitles)

Here is one of Julien Duvivier's most acclaimed films and one of the classics of French cinema, Un Carnet de Bal. It's also extremely rare, even, as far as I can tell, in France. It stars some wonderful actors including Raimu, Fernandel, and Louis Jouvet. Sadly there are no English subtitles. If anybody is fluent in French and is willing to produce subtitles, it would be an incredible service to the film world. Please send me a message. The audio in this file only comes out of the right channel, but you can adjust it in your video player to play normally. Otherwise, I hope you Francophone cinephiles enjoy the movie.

Director: Julien Duvivier
Language: French (No English subtitles)
Length: 124 minutes
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029706/

Monday, March 1, 2010

Welcome

Welcome to the site. My mission here is simple. I want to share with other film buffs the classic movies they can't see because they aren't available for rent or sale in the US. Like myself, these buffs would be happy to pay a reasonable fee to see these films if they had the opportunity. If a movie that I've posted here comes out on DVD in region 1 or becomes available for streaming, I will take it down. Till then...

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Miracle of Milan (Miracolo a Milano) 1951

For the first movie post on this site I'd like to share one of my absolute favorites, Vittorio de Sica's Miracle in Milan. It's a dazzling mix of whimsical fantasy and de Sica's forte, neorealism, set in post-war Milan. It reminds me of René Clair's classic working class musicals of the 1930's with its warm heart and its startling originality. It's also genuinely funny. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention writer Cesare Zavattini, de Sica's frequent collaborator.

Director: Vittorio de Sica
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Length: 92 minutes
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043809/